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Shiroro, a local government area in Niger State North Central Nigeria has been one of the most hit by banditry and terrorists activities in the State.  Over three hundred communities housing more than five thousand people are said to have…

International Mother Language Day is commemorated each year on February 21.  It was designated by United Nations as a day to recognize and accord importance to languages and multilingualism in order to advance inclusion and attain the Sustainable Development Goals…

Women in miningface similar problems aswomenin any other technicalindustry. The lack of skills, due partly to lack of interest, prejudice and cultural restrictions, combine to rob this huge portion of the nation's human capital from development and application. In this report,…

The temporary suspension of the joint military operation by the French government between its troops and the Malian forces is being seen as creating an opening in the ongoing fight against insurgency. France however said its decision is linked to…

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With a population of nearly two hundred million people, Nigeria, like many developing countries is struggling to cater to the needs of its citizens despite being the premier economic powerhouse in Africa. More than 10 million children in the country…

Anna Badkhen has spent most of her life in the Global South. Her immersive investigations of the world's iniquities have yielded six books of literary nonfiction. Her essays and dispatches appear in periodicals and literary magazines such as the New…

Polymath artist, curator, art director and cultural entrepreneur Pierre-Christophe Gam, trained as an interior architect at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris and Central St. Martins in London. In his professional career, he has specialized in art…

A South African of Indian descent,  Amita Makan is an award winning embroidery artist.                                    

Co-founder of Jumia and founder of Janngo Senegalese tech entrepreneur Fatoumata Ba spoke to WADR about entrepreneurship and how it all began for her.

Despite the ratification of African Continental Free Trade Area agreement, the readiness of countries for the free trade opportunity is being impacted by the economic effect of COVID-19 pandemic, among others. As contained in Article 23 of the agreement establishing…